
From NP to DP : Volume 1: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases.
Title:
From NP to DP : Volume 1: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases.
Author:
Coene, Martine.
ISBN:
9789027296566
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (368 pages)
Contents:
From NP to DP -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- Introduction: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases - Theoretical background -- Case studies -- References -- Chapter 1. Determiner Phrases in Old and Modern French -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2. On pro-nouns and other ''pronouns'' -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. Modification in the Balkan nominal expression -- Problems and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Subnominal empty categories as subordinate topics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. 'Transparent' free relatives as a special instance of 'standard' free relatives -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 6. Resolving number ambiguities in Sakha -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 7. Weak indefinites -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Predicate-argument mismatches and the Adjectival Theory of indefinites -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 9. Determinerless nouns -- References -- Chapter 10. A Russellian interpretation of measure nouns -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Generalizing over quantitative and qualitative constructions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. On three types of movement within the Dutch nominal domain -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. Semi-lexical nouns, classifiers, and the interpretation(s) of the pseudopartitive construction -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index of languages -- Index of subjects -- The series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY.
Abstract:
This is the first of a two-volume selection of refereed and revised papers, originally presented at the international conference From NP to DP at the University of Antwerp. The papers address issues in the syntax and semantics of the noun phrase, in particular the so-called DP-hypothesis which takes noun phrases to be headed by a functional head D(eterminer). The major concerns can be grouped around 3 subthemes: the internal syntax of noun phrases, the syntax and semantics of bare nouns and indefinites and the expression of measurement in noun phrases. The wealth of data coming from over 40 different languages combined with a thorough introduction to the current issues in the field of NPs/DPs and some alternative syntactic and semantic analyses, provide a comprehensive reference work from both a descriptive and a theoretical point of view. The second volume is concerned exclusively with the expression of possession in noun phrases.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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